Tag: flooding
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — With the waters in the Pearl River continuing to rise in and around Mississippi’s capital city and more rain on the way this week, the governor warned residents that it would…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) The death toll from floods in Indonesias capital rose to 43 Friday as rescuers found more bodies amid receding floodwaters, disaster officials said. Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged at least…
Iola firefighters assist Nora Lewis from a car stranded on a low-water bridge Sunday on 2000 Street, about 1.5 miles south of Gas in rural Allen County. Torrential storms Saturday evening that dumped 1.3 inches…
CRESCENT, Iowa (AP) Frogs, carp and bugs thrived all summer in murky floodwaters where Gene Walter should have planted corn and soybeans. Last years ruined crop spilled from metal storage bins that burst nine…
ST. LOUIS (AP) Dozens of sinkholes, some up to 12 feet deep, are dotting the landscape in the small southeastern Missouri city of Caruthersville, forcing road detours, swallowing sections of peoples yards and leaving…
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism stands to lose millions of dollars after record spring rains led to park closures, property damage and washed-out roads. In most of Kansas, the rain started in…
Over the span of several days in late May, forecasters warned of historic flooding in and around Iola. The worst of those predictions failed to materialize, but the near miss still packed a punch. Take,…
Iola Recreation Director Jason Bauer sits behind stacks of paper, typing away in his makeshift office across the street from city hall. In one week this will have been his office for a year. Two…
A viral video of elementary students, clutching lunchboxes while traversing a narrow catwalk of benches assembled down a flooded school hallway, has provoked varying reactions. One is that Houston ISDs decision to hold classes Thursday…
WASHINGTON Five months after devastating spring flooding across the Midwest, farms along the Missouri River remain under water. This summer, severe drought has hit patches of Texas and Oklahoma. Areas of the West and Southeast…
